Politics Archive
Archives for October 2015
This one’s not a crowd pleaser, but it does make a lot of sense.
If he can’t do it, no one can.
It serves nobody’s interests.
The House Majority leader has abandoned his bid to be the next speaker of the House, exposing a deep rift within the House Republican Conference.
Meet Charles Clarke.
“A lot of my colleagues who are very bright, very sincere, and very ambitious might be concerned that the next speaker for the remainder of this term of office might be volunteering to captain the Titanic,” Rep. Frank Lucas said.
Crazy times call for crazy governing solutions. Here’s one way the House could elect its next speaker.
She won’t break up the big banks. But she’ll do a lot else.
London has the most daily bike commuters, but New York City is catching up.
The view from inside the campaign, said one official, is that it’s important to be specific about how Clinton would use the unilateral powers of the presidency “because of the level of frustration” Democrats feel when Obama is blocked by Republicans.
A reality check on Russia’s Syria intervention.
“I believe that you want the guy behind the counter.”
The 50-year-old Californian was the strong favorite for the secret-ballot election among only House Republicans to succeed outgoing Speaker John Boehner.
It’s the most regressive tax plan of any 2016 contender.
How polarization in Congress and an increasingly powerful presidency could destroy America’s way of government.